For several years, I have used the OnX app when looking for public lands or land owner information to find new areas to chase chukars and other tasty flying critters. I am also subscribed to Gaia to help with route planning when exploring my new home range here in NE Oregon.
I found that I am pretty clumsy with the Gaia interface, but much more familiar with OnX, so after being frustrated by Gaia to locate sites that I knew by name and a very general location, I tried using the OnX search function with a search criteria similar to "place name, Baker County, Oregon". It was very good about quickly returning a list of possible locations. Clicking on the location that appeared to be most correct immediately placed a pin on the map that could then be memorialized as a named waypoint. I am impressed with the functionality. Of course, you can download maps to use where cell coverage is not available.
OnX is good about showing routes, and displays the map in a manner that you find best. It can be 2D and where mapping is available, 3D. Map layers include satellite, topography and a hybrid. It does not have the type of route automation that Gaia does, but I don't think I want to use that.
OnX additionally offers off-road and back country applications that I haven't yet explored. The hunting subscription is $29.99 per year for a state, and $99.99 per year for what I believe is all states. Pricing for the off-road and back country is similar.
OnX may not be useful for everyone, but I think it is going to be my goto tool for travels and exploration here in Oregon.
I found that I am pretty clumsy with the Gaia interface, but much more familiar with OnX, so after being frustrated by Gaia to locate sites that I knew by name and a very general location, I tried using the OnX search function with a search criteria similar to "place name, Baker County, Oregon". It was very good about quickly returning a list of possible locations. Clicking on the location that appeared to be most correct immediately placed a pin on the map that could then be memorialized as a named waypoint. I am impressed with the functionality. Of course, you can download maps to use where cell coverage is not available.
OnX is good about showing routes, and displays the map in a manner that you find best. It can be 2D and where mapping is available, 3D. Map layers include satellite, topography and a hybrid. It does not have the type of route automation that Gaia does, but I don't think I want to use that.
OnX additionally offers off-road and back country applications that I haven't yet explored. The hunting subscription is $29.99 per year for a state, and $99.99 per year for what I believe is all states. Pricing for the off-road and back country is similar.
OnX may not be useful for everyone, but I think it is going to be my goto tool for travels and exploration here in Oregon.